Blendspace Notes (cont..)

Questions / Ethics Reflections / Vocab I need to know
SPACE 17: WHAT IS SELECTIVE BREEDING?
1. How is selective breeding (artificial selection) different from natural selection?
2. What is genetic variation?
3. Why is genetic variation important to the survival of a species?
4. How does selective breeding affect the genetic variation of a species?
5. What are the advantages of selective breeding?
6. What might be the disadvantage of selective breeding?
SPACE 18: HOW ARE GMOs MADE?
1. Which of the following is a scientific reason plants are genetically altered?
  • Combat pests and disease
  • To increase plant survival of droughts and other environmental challenges
  • Increase the amount of chemicals (herbicides and pesticides) required to grow a crop
  • Improve nutritional value and flavor
2. What is the advantage of genetically modifying a plant versus traditional artificial selection?
  • Genetic modification is faster and allows scientists to concentrate on a specific trait
  • Genetic modification is less controversial than traditional breeding.
  • Genetic modification is much cheaper than artificial selection.
3. The first step in genetic modification is to determine if the creation of a genetically modified organism is the correct solution to the farmers’ problem. Which of the following was NOT tried by Hawaiian papaya farmers before turning to genetic engineering?
  • Immunizing the plants against the virus PRSV
  • Use of pesticides and destroying infected trees
  • Moving production to a different island
  • Planting mangoes instead of papayas in the hope they would be resistant to the disease.
4. Genetically modified organisms (GMSs) have had their DNA changed to include genes from a different organism. Where did the scientists get the gene that was inserted into the papaya plant DNA?
  • Bacteria
  • Virus
  • A fungus
  • A different species of plant
5. What regulatory organization(s) must give approval for testing and marketing of GMOs?
  • EPA
  • USDA
  • FDA
  • All of the above
/ Ethics Reflection 3
After reading the information about selective breeding and watching the GMO video, describe one thing that may be an ethical concern related to agricultural biotechnology.
Questions / Ethics Reflections / Vocab I need to know
SPACE 19: WHO WANTS TO BE A GENETIC ENGINEER?
1. What are the 5 basic steps in the process that creates a transgenic organism (GMO)?
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
2. Which two different species were involved in creating the Cinna-apple?
3. Which two different species were involved in creating the Borer Resistant Corn?
4. Which trait did the gene code for that was inserted into the corn?
SLIDE 21: WHAT IS A GMO?
  1. How is a transgenic organism different than a selectively bred organisms?
  1. What are the impacts of GMOs on the health of humans?
  1. What are the environmental impacts of GMOs?
  1. Describe the impact of GMOs on the evolution of other organisms in their ecosystem?
SLIDE 24: AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY: ACCELERATIN ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY IN NORTH CAROLINA
1. Describe the two NEW uses North Carolina cotton farmers’ crops.
2. Describe how a North Carolina division of the biotech company, SoyMeds, is using soybean plants.
3. What agricultural crop is used for a unique purpose by the NC division of Medicago?
4. For what purpose are they using this crop? / Ethics Reflection 4
Explain three concerns that may be cause for ethical debate in the field of agricultural biotechnology.